Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Australia or Ecuador?

Australia, at 3.67 years against 3.67 years in Ecuador as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ecuador?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Ecuador: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Australia

3.67 years

in 2023

Ecuador

3.67 years

in 2023

Australia rank

141st

Ecuador rank

142nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Australia
Ecuador

How they compare

Australia currently reports 3.67 years against 3.67 years in Ecuador, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 141st and Ecuador ranks 142nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Ecuador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.43 years	2.46 years	1.97 years	Australia
1960s	5.3 years	2.85 years	2.45 years	Australia
1970s	5.66 years	2.96 years	2.7 years	Australia
1980s	5.47 years	3.15 years	2.32 years	Australia
1990s	4.75 years	4.06 years	0.6922 years	Australia
2000s	4.01 years	3.89 years	0.1172 years	Australia
2010s	3.49 years	3.32 years	0.1685 years	Australia
2020s	3.63 years	4.33 years	0.6977 years	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Australia or Ecuador?: Australia, at 3.67 years against 3.67 years in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Australia and Ecuador?: 0 years, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ecuador?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Ecuador rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Australia ranks 141st and Ecuador ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.